While The Queen’s Reading Room Festival
at Hampton Court Palace wrapped up on Sunday, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway has also been celebrating literature this
week with the launch of her literary train for 2024. An annual
event, the Norwegian Crown Princess boarded her literary train
again on 11 June to visit several communities and to highlight the
importance of reading.
After a busy day taking part in Trooping
the Colour, The King took to social media on Sunday to share a
meaningful Father’s Day post. King Charles shared a video
with several different clips of the late Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh playing with him as a baby and a…
The Queen visited the Garden Museum at
Lambeth Palace to see a new exhibition on British gardens.
Queen Camilla visited the Garden Museum on Southbank to see
“Gardening Bohemia”. The Queen mentioned how much she enjoyed the
exhibition and its focus on…
The Princess Royal had a busy day at
Windsor Castle as she presented over 70 honours recipients with
their medals. The Princess Royal represented the King as she
presented several different honours at Windsor. The late novelist
Sir Martin Amis was awarded a KBE; his wife received the order on
his behalf. Joe Root, cricketer and former captain of the England
team, received his MBE.
Why The Queen's Reading Room Festival is so important to the celebration of literature
11th June 2024
This past weekend, The Queen’s Reading
Room Festival returned to Hampton Court Palace for the second year
in a row where literary lovers, authors, and more gathered again.
Although it started as a small online book club project during
lockdown, the book club and festival…
The Duchess of Edinburgh was at the 117th
Windsor Flower Show this weekend to open the festivities. The
Duchess spent the morning at Windsor Great Park to visit the Flower
Show; Alan Titchmarsh, the Honorary President of the Royal Windsor
Rose and Horticultural…
The Prince of Wales was at St. George’s
Park to speak with Team England ahead of Euro 2024 and passed on
some advice from his youngest son, Prince Louis. After asking
his children for advice for the team on the way to school on Monday
morning, the six year old prince shared his best
advice. Prince William said ”The best bit of advice I got you
was to eat twice the amount you normally…
While The Prince of Wales was in France
this week for D-Day commemorations, he returned back in time for
his friend’s wedding, one of the society events of the year. The
heir to the throne was in Chester to attend the Duke of
Westminster’s wedding and to play a crucial…
The Prince of Wales has attended one of
the biggest society weddings of the year as he watched his friend,
the Duke of Westminster, marry Olivia Henson. The new Duchess of
Westminster wore a classic gown for the Chester Cathedral
ceremony. [getty…
The Prince of Wales was in Chester to
support his friend, the Duke of Westminster, at his wedding to
Olivia Henson. The heir to the throne acted as an usher at the
ceremony. However, Prince William actually has a different title in
Chester, the Earl of Chester. Dating back to 1301, the Prince
of Wales is also granted the title of Earl of Chester. While the
titles have not merged, they have…
